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LEHI — Two people were killed in a crash on I-15 late Thursday after a car slammed into the back of an SUV stopped in traffic.
Just before 11 p.m., a Honda Pilot was stopped in traffic near Lehi for an unknown reason. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Cameron Roden said the vehicle did not have any tail lights on. It was not known Friday whether the car broke down on why it was stopped in the middle of traffic.
Other motorists called emergency dispatchers to report the disabled vehicle. But just one to two minutes after dispatchers received the first call — and while troopers were still en route to the scene — a Toyota Camry rear-ended the Honda, Roden said.
A 47-year-old man driving the Honda and a passenger in the Toyota, a 51-year-old woman, were taken to hospitals in extremely critical conditions and both later died from their injuries. Their names have not yet been released. The driver of the Toyota was also hospitalized, but listed in fair condition.
Northbound I-15 was shut down near Lehi until about 2:30 a.m. Friday.
